Yunli in Honkai Star Rail: guide & build 💪

Detailed guide to Yunli in Honkai: StarRail with an explanation of skills and key mechanics. Let's talk about the heroine's strengths and weaknesses, recommended cave relics, planar jewelry and light conesthat will allow you to reach your maximum potential. The guide also presents units for various situations and everything that Yunli needs to level up.

Yunli is an experienced swordswoman from the Zhuming Xianzhou ship. From early childhood, the girl studied the art of wielding a sword, which allowed her to quickly achieve high results and subsequently become the youngest member of the Octet of the Fire Wheel. The game represents 5 ⭐ characters related to Paths of Destruction and owning the physical type of the element.

Biography of Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail

Yunli from Hongkai: Star Rail is a fairly straightforward and brave girl who skillfully wields a sword. She was born and lives on the ship Zhuming Xianzhou, one of the six flagships of the Xianzhou Alliance. She was taught the art of wielding weapons by Flaming Heart, General Huaiyang, whose granddaughter Yunli is.

Thanks to her grandfather’s instructions and her own perseverance, she quickly became the youngest swordswoman of the Fire Wheel Octet. However, martial arts is not the girl’s only interest - she hates the cursed swords that began to spread in Zhuming, so she promised herself that she would definitely find each of them and destroy them.

How to get Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail

Yunli can be dropped in a limited-time "Event Leap: Character" called "Move Mountains, Disperse Clouds." It will be available from 26 February 2025 city by 18 March 2025 city, together with the banner Tribby.

In order not to miss the next Yunli rerun, follow the constantly updated banner schedule.

Features

As Yunli rises, basic characteristics such as health (HP), attack and defense strength develop. Speed ​​and taunt are permanent stats. Below in the table you can see the exact values ​​of each parameter depending on the current character level.

Basic skills

Yunli is a representative of the Path of Destruction, whose skills are focused on repelling enemy attacks and subsequently inflicting physical damage. The main source of her damage is her superpower, which inflicts the Block status and allows her to perform the most powerful move. During a fight, the swordswoman wants to receive as many incoming blows as possible in order to constantly counterattack and charge herself with energy.

In the following paragraphs of this section, we will examine in more detail how Yunli’s active and passive abilities work, we will talk about the priority of pumping them up and which eidolons are recommended for obtaining.

Active skills

• Technique "Preemptive Strike" || Gain

Using the technique gives the Amulet effect for 20 seconds. If during this time the battle begins with Yunli attacking or receiving damage, Intuit: Extermination is immediately triggered on a random target and the damage of this attack increases by 80%.

• Basic Attack "Gusty wind somersault" || Single hit

Deals physical damage to the selected enemy, which is 50-100% of the attack power.

• Emboldening Salvo "Shock Wave" || Explosion

Restores health equal to 20-30% of attack power + 50-200 units. In addition, it deals physical damage to the selected enemy, which is 60-120% of the attack power, and to neighboring targets - 30-60% of the attack power.

• Superpower "Messenger of Heaven" || Gain

Consumes 120 units. energy out of 240 and receives the Block status, at the same time imposing Taunt on all opponents. These effects last until the end of the ally's or enemy's next turn. Crete. The damage of your next counterattack is increased by 60-100%.

• If Yunli is attacked during a Block, the counterattack “Intuit: Extermination” is triggered, dealing physical damage to the enemy equal to 132-220% of the attack power, and to adjacent targets - 66-110% of the attack power. Then fires 6 additional hits, dealing physical damage equal to 43,2%72% of attack power to a random enemy target. After this, the status is removed.
• If Yunli is not attacked while the Block is active, then after the effect ends, she immediately performs a counterattack “Intuit: Cutting Down”, which deals physical damage equal to 132-220% of the attack power, and 66-110% of the attack power to adjacent targets.

The damage dealt by the attacks in question is considered super damage.

Passive skills

• Talent "Bright Forge" || Explosion

When Yunli receives damage from an enemy, she immediately restores 15 units of energy and performs a counterattack on him, dealing physical damage equal to 60-120% of attack power, as well as nearby enemies - 30-60% of attack power. If there are no targets to counterattack, this strike will trigger on a random enemy.

The order of leveling abilities

Superpower > Talent => Skill > Basic Attack

It is recommended to upgrade Yunli’s skills in the following sequence:

1. Superpower - This is the majority of the character's damage output thanks to the enhanced counterattack "Intuit: Havoc".
2. Talent и skill - main damage outside of the ult. The talent has higher priority since it does not depend on Yunli’s speed and works much more often.
3. Basic Attack practically not used, except in situations where you need to restore skill points. For this reason, it is pumped up last or left at the initial level.

Tracks

All traces of Yunli:

Total percentage increase to characteristics:

• attack power - 28%;
• HP (health) - 18%;
• Crete. chance - 6,7%.

Eidolons

All Yunli consts:

The best Yunli eidolons are the first, second and sixth:

• E1 - a nice const that increases the damage caused by counterattacks during the action of the superpower, which is a key source of the heroine’s DPS. In addition, the number of additional hits increases from 6 to 9.
• E2 - lowers opponents' defense when Yunli hits them with a counterattack. This is a noticeable boost to your overall damage output, as Defense Cut is one of the highest multipliers in the game.
• E6 - a strong eiodolon that allows you to use the counterattack "Intuit: Extermination" even if the enemy does not attack. In addition, when activating any counterattacks during the ultimate, crit increases. chance and breaking through physical resistance.

For F2P players, we recommend choosing the second eidolon.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Yunli

Let's take a closer look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Firewheel Octet swordswoman.

Leveling up Yunli in HCP

This paragraph presents all the resources for Yunli to upgrade her to the maximum level.

Elevation materials

Level of	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3
30	Credits ×4 000	Artificial mechanical component ×5
40	Credits ×8 000	Artificial mechanical component ×10
50	Credits ×16 000	Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×6	KMM work permit ×3
60	Credits ×40 000	Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×9	KMM work permit ×7
70	Credits ×80 000	Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×6	KMM work permit ×20
80	Credits ×160 000	Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×9	KMM work permit ×35

Total amount of materials for pumping Yunli to level 80:

• Credits (×1 690 000).
• Traveler's Guide (×290) or adventure journal (×1 160).
• KMM work permit (×65).
• Artificial mechanical components (×15), mechanical cylindrical wheels (×15), mechanical hearts of chaos (×15).

Skill Leveling Materials

Emboldening Salvo	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Basic attack "Gusty Wind Somersault"	Credits ×240 000	Artificial mechanical component ×6 Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×7 Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×7	Teeth of Borisin residents ×3 Lupotoxic Fangs ×8 Fangs of Lunar Beast ×11
Shock Wave skill	Credits ×652 500	Artificial mechanical component ×9 Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×13 Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×7	Teeth of Borisin residents ×3 Lupotoxic Fangs ×15 Fangs of Lunar Beast ×30	Imprint of Fate ×2 Repentance of the Eternal False Body ×3
Superpower "Messenger of Heaven"	Credits ×652 500	Artificial mechanical component ×9 Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×13 Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×7	Teeth of Borisin residents ×3 Lupotoxic Fangs ×15 Fangs of Lunar Beast ×30	Imprint of Fate ×2 Repentance of the Eternal False Body ×3
Talent "Bright Forge"	Credits ×652 500	Artificial mechanical component ×9 Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×13 Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×7	Teeth of Borisin residents ×3 Lupotoxic Fangs ×15 Fangs of Lunar Beast ×30	Imprint of Fate ×2 Repentance of the Eternal False Body ×3

The total amount of resources for upgrading Yunli's skills:

• Credits (×2 197 500).
• Artificial mechanical components (×33), mechanical cylindrical wheels (×46), mechanical hearts of chaos (×28).
• Teeth of Borisin residents (×12), lupotoxic fangs (×53), fangs of lunar brutality (×101).
• Fate's imprint (×6).
• Repentance of the eternal false body (×9).

The sequence of pumping traces

Skill / Stat	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Attack Power +4%	Credits ×2 500	Artificial mechanical component ×2
"Fire Disc"	Credits ×5 000	Teeth of Borisin residents ×3	Repentance of the Eternal False Body ×1
HP +4%	Credits ×5 000	Teeth of Borisin residents ×3	Artificial mechanical component ×6
Attack Power +4%	Credits ×10 000	Lupotoxic Fangs ×3	Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×3
Crete. chance +2,7%	Credits ×10 000	Lupotoxic Fangs ×3	Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×3
"Exorcism of Demons"	Credits ×20 000	Lupotoxic Fangs ×5	Imprint of Fate ×1	Repentance of the Eternal False Body ×1
Attack Power +6%	Credits ×20 000	Lupotoxic Fangs ×5	Mechanical cylindrical wheel ×4
HP +6%	Credits ×45 000	Fangs of Lunar Beast ×3	Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×3
Attack Power +6%	Credits ×45 000	Fangs of Lunar Beast ×3	Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×3
"True Separation"	Credits ×160 000	Fangs of Lunar Beast ×8	Imprint of Fate ×1	Repentance of the Eternal False Body ×1
Crete. chance +4%	Credits ×160 000	Fangs of Lunar Beast ×8	Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×8
HP +8%	Credits ×160 000	Fangs of Lunar Beast ×8	Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×8
Attack Power +8%	Credits ×160 000	Fangs of Lunar Beast ×8	Mechanical Heart of Chaos ×8

The sum of all components used to increase the level of Yunli traces:

• Credits (×802 500).
• Artificial mechanical components (×8), mechanical cylindrical wheels (×10), mechanical hearts of chaos (×30).
• Teeth of Borisin residents (×6), lupotoxic fangs (×16), fangs of lunar brutality (×38).
• Repentance of the eternal false body (×3).
• Fate's imprint (×2).

Best builds for Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail

Yunli in HSR is capable of performing the functions of a main/secondary damage dealer and a tank, that is, a character who distracts the attention of enemies and takes incoming damage. Its gameplay is based on the constant use of a counterattack, which is triggered when receiving enemy attacks, allowing you to deal damage outside of your turn and protect your allies.

The most important characteristics when putting together a Yunli assembly:

• ATK и physical damage — key indicators on which the DPS inflicted by all the heroine’s abilities directly depends.
• Crete. chance и Crete. damage - another way to increase strength. However, crit. chance is preferable since it is only found in traces (6,7%), while crit. Damage is increased due to the sign, ult and some supports of the Path of Harmony.

We will separately analyze the following characteristics:

• Speed in boots is less beneficial than attack power. This is because most of the energy comes from incoming damage, and extra turns will not generate enough energy to compensate for the loss in DPS.
• Energy recovery in connection rope may be more useful in certain scenarios. For example, if the squad does not have an external source of charging or Yunli is rarely hit by opponents, but in most cases the attack power is still preferable.

In the paragraphs below we will look in more detail at how to collect Yunli in HCP. We will provide the optimal value of the characteristics important for the character, as well as a rating of light cones, cave relics and planar decorations.

Recommended characteristic values

Priority of main stats:

Recommended secondary (lower) stats:

• Crete. chance and crit damage;
• attack power (flat and %);
• penetration effect, HP, protection and resistance to effects are optional.

The final values ​​of the characteristics that it is desirable to have on the character:

• Attack Power — from 3 units;
• health — from 3 units;
• protection — from 800-900 units
• Crete. chance — from 80-90%;
• Crete. damage - from 100-120%.
• speed - from 94 units.

Ultimate Light Cone [Weapon]

When choosing weapons for Yunli, give preference to Path of Destruction “cards”, which increase attack power and critical indicators. Additionally, boosting your bonus attack and increasing your chance of being hit by an enemy are useful.

Name	Description	Recommendation
Dance at sunset  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Significantly increases the chance of being attacked, as well as crit. damage by 36-60%. After using the superpower, it gives 1 level of Fire Dance status, which lasts 2 turns and can be stacked up to 2 times. Each stack gained increases the damage dealt by a bonus attack by 36-60%.	Yunli's Signature Light Cone is the best choice due to the fact that it provides useful crit buffs. damage and increased damage caused by a bonus attack. However, first of all, weapons stand out by increasing the likelihood of receiving an enemy attack, which is important for the heroine, especially without the presence of Lynx.
Inaccessible side ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 57-1270 ATK 26-582 DEF 15-330	Crete. chance increases by 18-30%, and max. HP - on 18-30%. When the wearer is attacked or expends health, the damage they deal is increased by 24-40%. This effect is removed after the owner uses an attack.	Another worthy option with an equally significant bonus in the form of crit. chance. Since the swordswoman strives to constantly be under attack from the enemy and achieves this with the help of Taunt (basic and from the ult), she is quite capable of activating and maintaining a passive effect. And the increase in HP is also useful.
brighter than the sun ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 28-635 DEF 18-396	Increases crit. chance for 18-30%. When the owner uses a basic attack, gains 1 level of the Dragon's Call status for 2 turns. Each level of the named effect increases the owner's attack power by 18-30%, and the energy recovery rate is 6-10%. The Dragon's Call status can stack up to 2 times.	A strong cone that gives crit. chance, attack power and energy recovery. All of the stats under consideration are needed to one degree or another by Yunli, although to get attack and recovery you will have to alternate between the skill and the basic strike. This may be different from normal rotation, but will generate more skill points for the squad.
On the Fall of an Aeon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 24-529 DEF 18-396	When a superpower is activated, attack power increases by 8-16%. This effect can stack up to 4 times. When the owner breaks through an enemy's vulnerability, the damage dealt increases by 12-24% for 2 moves.	Free cone of Hertha shops. Significantly increases attack power up to 64% at R5 at max. the number of stacks, as well as all the damage when breaking through the vulnerability. Activation of the second effect depends on the presence of physical. enemies have weaknesses, but if the requirement is met, Yunli will be able to often penetrate when a counterattack is triggered.
under the blue sky ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Attack power is increased by 16-32%. After defeating an enemy, crit. chance increases by 12-24% for 3 moves.	“Card” with pleasant bonuses in the form of attack power and crit. chance. The passive effect is quite simple to implement, since Yunli often finishes off small targets with counterattacks during a battle with a group of enemies. But at the same time, the second part cannot be activated if, for example, the boss does not have summoned creatures.
Something Irreplaceable ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 52-1164 ATK 26-582 DEF 18-396	Attack power is increased by 24-40%. After defeating an enemy or when the enemy attacks the owner, the character immediately recovers HP equal to 8-12% on the strength of the attack. In addition, the owner's damage is increased by 24-40% until the end of the next turn. The effect does not stack and can only trigger once per turn.	An excellent weapon that increases attack power, survivability and damage. Since Yunli often takes damage, she will greatly benefit from additional healing. She can also effectively use the damage buff due to her bonus attack. The only problem is the lack of crits, which makes balancing stats difficult.
Secret oath ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	Damage dealt is increased by 20-40%. Also, the damage the owner inflicts on enemies whose current HP percentage is higher than or equal to the character's current HP percentage is increased by additional 20-40%.	Light Cone offers a high damage boost, although its effectiveness varies greatly depending on the current health of enemies. This factor is almost impossible to control directly. However, in modes where you need to fight against multiple targets, such as Pure Fiction, it works quite well.
The Moles Welcome You ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	When a character uses a basic attack, skill or superpower, he gains 1 level. "Mischief" status. Each level of the named effect increases the owner's attack power by 12-24%.	An epic light cone with a comfortable passive effect that does not require specific conditions or rotation. It is enough to use a skill, ult or basic strike during the battle to accumulate stacks and thereby increase the attack power.
A promise kept in the heart ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 22-476 DEF 15-331	The penetration effect is increased by 28-56%. When the owner uses a superpower, his crit. chance increases by 15-30% for 2 moves.	Yunli does not particularly need the penetration effect, although it has the potential to pierce enemies with frequent damage. As a bonus, when you use your ult, your crit increases. a chance that it may be relevant if the characteristic is in deficit, that is, it is not enough to achieve optimal values.
Ninja Recording: Musical Hunt ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 21-476 DEF 12-264	Maximum health is increased by 12-24%. When the owner loses or restores HP, his critical damage increases by 18-36% for 2 turns. This effect can only occur once per turn.	A good option for increasing survivability due to the increase in health. In addition, if HP decreases, critical damage will increase, which is possible thanks to Taunt. In most cases, the second part of the passive is activated, but the main drawback of the weapon is that health does not give anything except density. Please note, not recommended with this cone place the heroes of Preservation.
Nowhere to run ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 24-529 DEF 12-264	Attack power is increased by 24-48%. When the wearer defeats an opponent, he recovers HP equal to 12-24% from its attack power.	Until there are no alternatives, the cone from the Battle Pass will do. Attack power is useful under any circumstances, and it is given constantly. As for the second part of the passive, you won’t always be able to activate it, and besides HP regen, nothing is offered. This can be useful for extra survivability, but it still won't work against some bosses and elites.
Woof! Walk Time! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Attack power increases by 20%. Damage dealt to enemies with the Burning or Bleeding status is increased by 32%. This effect also applies to damage over time.	A good weapon to start with. Increases attack power, as well as damage dealt to enemies if they have the Burning or Bleeding status. When a physical vulnerability is broken, Yunli herself will cause Bleeding, but since she doesn’t do it in other ways, you can put the appropriate characters next to her, for example, Guinaifen or Luka.

Best Relics [artifacts]

If we consider artifacts for Yunli, the best options will be sets or combinations of sets that increase attack power and crits, as well as superpower damage and bonus attacks.

Cave relics [main artifacts]

Set	Description	Recommendation
Braveness of the Wind	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. 4 parts: Increases crit. 6% chance. After performing a bonus attack, super damage is increased by 36% for 1 turn.	The best choice among relics for Yunli, since most of her damage is dealt by her super ability, and she makes a bonus attack on a constant basis under optimal conditions. Additional bonuses to attack power and crit. chance are also in great demand.
Burning Duke	2 parts: Increases bonus attack damage by 20%. 4 parts: When performing a bonus attack, the attack power increases by 6% each time the bonus attack deals damage. The effect can stack up to 8 times and lasts 3 turns. The effect is removed the next time you perform a bonus attack.	An excellent option aimed at enhancing the bonus attack. In addition, the passive effect greatly increases attack power, which is another incomparable advantage. However, in most cases, only Intuit: Havoc while the superpower is active will allow you to reach the maximum number of stacks.
Burning Duke Street boxing champion	2 parts: Increases bonus attack damage by 20%. 2 parts: Increases physical damage by 10%.	An optimal combination that provides increased bonus attack and increased physical damage, which directly affects the damage dealt to Yunli. If you have the right stats, this option can be successfully used until you can collect the full Braveness of the Wind set.
Burning Duke Braveness of the Wind (or Musketeer of Wild Wheat)	2 parts: Increases bonus attack damage by 20%. 2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%.	If necessary, the increase in physical damage can be replaced by attack power, which will be no less important, since all the heroine’s skills scale from this characteristic. The difference with the previous option is insignificant, so give preference to the combination with the best lower parameters.
Discoverer of dead waters	2 parts: Increases damage dealt to enemies with Debuffs by 12%. 4 parts: Increases crit. 4% chance. Crete. The owner's damage dealt to enemies with at least 2/3 debuffs increases by 8%/12% respectively. After the owner applies a Debuff to an enemy, the above effects are increased by 100% for 1 turn.	A strong set that increases all damage dealt. However, in order to get max. increase to crit. damage, you need to constantly apply debuffs to your opponents. Yunli can only weaken enemies with the Taunt contained in her superpower, which is why it is recommended to put Path of Nothingness supports in front of her.
long-lived student	2 parts: Increases max. HP by 12%. 4 parts: When the owner receives an attack or when an ally consumes his HP, crit. The wearer's chance increases by 8% for 2 turns. The effect can stack up to 2 times.	A kit that increases survivability by increasing health and crit. chance. To get crits, it is enough to be attacked or lose health, which Yunli can cope with due to its specificity. However, the overall utility of the set depends on the value of the CS. If you already have more than 80% of this parameter outside of combat, it is better to give preference to other sets.
Street boxing champion	2 parts: Increases physical damage by 10%. 4 parts: Increases attack power by 5% after casting or receiving an attack. The effect stacks up to 5 times.	If there is a pumped physical in stock. a set with good stats, you can put it on for the first time or use it on an ongoing basis if you don’t want to waste development energy. In any case, nice buffs are offered here in the form of physical. damage, as well as attack power when the character attacks or is under attack.

Planar Ornaments [Additional Artifacts]

Set	Description	Recommendation
Duran Wolf Dynasty	2 parts: When an ally performs a bonus attack, the owner gains 1 lvl. Feat status, up to max. Level 5 Each level of this status increases the owner's bonus attack damage by 5%. When the Feat status reaches level 5, crit. The character's damage is additionally increased by 25%.	The best decoration in terms of maximizing DPS due to its bonus attack and crit boost. damage. Although it will take some time to accumulate the maximum number of stacks, and this depends on several factors: the number of enemies, the duration of the battle and the presence of allies with a bonus attack. For these reasons, the set may lead or lose to Salsotto.
Inert Salsotto	2 parts: Increases crit. 8% chance. If critical chance is greater than or equal to 50%, then the damage of superpowers and bonus attacks increases by 15%.	The most stable option, especially if you lack crit. chance. Equally important, the set increases the damage of the superpower and bonus hit, which are the main source of damage dealt by the character. Please note that the 15% buff is not given twice for Intuit: Havoc and Intuit: Chop counters, even though they count as both bonus attacks and an ultimate.
Barren Sigonia	2 parts: Crete chance increases by 4%. Defeating an enemy increases crit. damage by 4%. The effect can stack up to 10 times.	A narrowly targeted but quite powerful decoration, suitable for content or modes where it is necessary to fight several waves of opponents. For example, it can be used effectively to complete Pure Fiction. In this case, the set will perform better than Frozen Salsotto.
Star Arena	2 parts: Increases crit. 8% chance. If critical the chance is 70% or more, basic attack and skill damage is increased by 20%.	It will mainly be used for an additional increase in crit. chance if Frozen Salsotto is missing. Increasing the damage of a basic attack and skill can be useful, but in fact, the final DPS has little effect on this, especially since the heroine is not initially aimed at making frequent moves.
Space Sealing Station	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. At a speed of 120 units. or more is given an additional bonus to attack power in the form of 12%.	Typically, Yunli's speed will be below 120, making it impossible to fully activate the passive effect. However, if you still use high-speed boots, the set will partially compensate for the loss in attack power.

Units for Yunli

In HSR, Yunli is a damage dealer who occupies a dominant position or acts as an additional source of damage, a tank. Considering that the swordswoman wants to constantly take hits, it is advisable to place her next to supports with high Taunt (Path of Harmony, Oblivion, Abundance or Preservation), so that if something happens, massive attacks will come at her. It is also worth noting that it is not necessary to completely abandon Save heroes, since this does not greatly affect the heroine’s chances of being an enemy target.

The only exceptions are Cheetah и Fiery Pathfinder, which have built-in mechanics to enhance the aggro effect, as well as light cones Moment of Victory и Landau’s Choice, which manipulate the attention of opponents to the detriment of Yunli.

Best characters

The table shows heroes that have good synergy with Yunli.

Character	Damage Path and Type	Features
Phys. hero	Destruction Physical	A damage dealer available from the start that deals good damage to one or several targets. In the event of a battle against enemies with physical vulnerability, Yunli will be an excellent addition to the team.
jingliu	Destruction Ice	Strong main DD playing states "Spectral Transmigration". During this, she consumes the health of her allies, which is why the squad especially needs increased protection.
Moon Eater	Destruction Imaginary	An imaginary damage dealer with extremely high damage, but often spending large amounts of skill points. Since the swordswoman is quite economical in this regard, she can become a good sub-DD for him and help with a counterattack.
Firefly	Destruction Fiery	One of the strongest heroes with huge massive and single damage, but spends HP to recharge his ult. Despite the built-in self-healing, Yunli will be happy to distract the attention of enemies.
Xueyi	Destruction Quantum	Mainly occupies the position of sub-DD. Deals excellent damage both with skills and with a bonus attack, which triggers when gaining Karma status levels. These stacks are given if Xuei or allies break through a vulnerability.
Hook	Destruction Fiery	A comfortable character with decent damage for his rarity, as well as the ability to apply the Burning status. Mainly attacks single targets, so it works well with Yunli to complete diverse content.
Pioneer	Memory Ice	Great support even for those characters that don't have summon mechanics (i.e. spirit of memory): Increases allies' critical damage, advances the action, and deals additional true-type damage.
Seele	Hunting Quantum	An excellent representative of her Path with dynamic combat within a turn-based game, but she is quite vulnerable and consumes a lot of skill points. The swordswoman from Zhuming Xianzhou will protect Zele from most of the incoming damage, and will also deal additional damage. damage, practically without spending skill points.
Feixiao	Hunting Wind	The Arbiter General excels at dealing with dense enemies, relying on the bonus attack that comes with his talent, skill, and ultimate. He synergizes best with heroes that can deal additional damage, allowing him to charge up. "Winged Beast" for Ultimate.
Topaz and the Accountant	Hunting Fiery	Places a debuff on the enemy that increases the damage from the bonus attack, thanks to which Yunli is very well strengthened. She herself can act as a main DD or sub DD, as she has her own good damage, but only against single targets.
Doctor Ratio	Hunting Imaginary	The main damage dealer who plays from a bonus attack. Highly values ​​allies who can apply debuffs. Yunli's ultimate casts Mockery on all enemies, which is not only a weakening, but also a kind of additional bonus. protection.
Yanqing	Hunting Ice	It is important for Yanqin to avoid taking damage for the Empathic Link effect to work. For this reason, having characters on the team that distract the attention of enemies is very valuable in combination with him.
March 7	Hunting Imaginary	Despite belonging to the damage dealer class, he has a useful skill for the squad. With his skill, he applies a buff that offers bonuses depending on the ally’s Path. In particular, Yunli will be able to apply additional damage due to this. damage.
Sushan	Hunting Physical	An excellent main DD against one opponent, capable of quickly reducing durability with a skill or superpower. In addition, he receives bonuses if there is an enemy with a broken vulnerability on the battlefield.
Jing Yuan	Erudition Электрический	AoE damage dealer with high damage that does not spread to all enemy targets at once. Summons a Lightning Lord that fights like other characters and counts as a bonus attack.
Rappa	Erudition Imaginary	The Ninja from the Galactic Rangers faction plays from penetration and specializes in depleting enemy durability, while consistently dealing massive damage to all enemies on the battlefield with the enhanced basic attack gained from the super ability.
Argenti	Erudition Physical	The combination of Yunli, who constantly carries out counterattacks, and Argenti, who is focused on destroying a group of opponents, performs well in content where you need to quickly clear waves. This is especially true if the enemies have physical weakness.
Jasper	Erudition Quantum	Concentrated on dealing massive quantum damage with abilities and bonus attacks. Can make an ally a skill “Debt Collector”, which increases his speed and allows him to deal additional damage during the battle.
Himeko	Erudition Fiery	Will make good company where fire damage in the area is required. Uses both active skills and bonus attacks to destroy enemy targets.
Hertha	Erudition Ice	A convenient free character who awakens up to E6 for completing the Virtual Universe. Like Himeko, it will perform well in cases where AoE damage is needed, in this case ice damage.
Serval	Erudition Электрический	If you don't have Jin Yun for area of ​​effect electric damage, you can use Serval instead. In addition to its main specialization, it imposes the Shock status on enemies, causing periodic damage.
qingque	Erudition Quantum	Quantum F2P heroine with an interesting mechanic of throwing and pulling Jade Bones. Although she belongs to the Path of Erudition, she is capable of inflicting significant damage to single targets due to an enhanced basic attack.
Armor	Harmony Wind	Allows the selected ally to immediately perform an action, increases crit. damage, attack power, total damage and protection due to the trail. Can act as support for Yunli's hypercarry.
Tribby	Harmony Quantum	Spreads effective buffs when using the super ability, which can be restored by her and her allies due to the third trace. For this reason, as a rule, she is placed in a squad with damage dealers who attack multiple targets. Yunli meets this requirement, provided that she consistently carries out her counterattacks. In turn, Tribby becomes even more useful to the swordswoman with E1.
Zaryanka	Harmony Physical	An ideal buffer for characters who specialize in bonus attacks. For this reason, Xianzhou will become one of the best partners for the swordsman from Zhuming Xianzhou in any situation. Increases damage dealt, crit. damage and attack power, and also damages itself when teammates hit enemies.
Sunday	Harmony Imaginary	Universal support character: combines well not only with heroes who summon independent combat creatures to the battle arena, but also with other representatives of damage-dealing Paths. Increases crit. chance and crit. damage, advances the action by 100%, is a support that is undemanding to skill points, restores energy, and also comprehensively increases outgoing damage.
Sparkle	Harmony Quantum	An equally excellent support for Yunli. Moves the action forward by 50%, increases attack power and all DPS. In addition to this, it restores skill points for the team and increases their maximum number.
tingyun	Harmony Электрический	Has a superpower that not only increases the overall damage of one hero, but also restores some energy. This will allow Yunli to easily equip the unit. rope for attack power and not have problems with the ultimate.
Asta	Harmony Fiery	An approachable yet useful support character. Grants bonuses to attack power when accumulating charges from the talent, and with its superpower it increases the speed of all allies, providing an advantage to the entire group.
Yukong	Harmony Imaginary	Free representative of the Path of Harmony. Increases crit. damage, crit. chance and attack power. However, for the buffs to have a stable effect, you need to constantly update the Roaring Bowstring status with the skill.
Hanja	Harmony Physical	In the same way as Sparkle, she generates skill points, but due to the special status of Nosh, which she imposes on opponents with a skill. The ultimate increases the speed and attack power of one selected ally.
Silver Wolf	Nihility Quantum	One of the best heroes belonging to the Path of Nothingness. Provides a variety of debuffs that make life difficult for enemy units, making the team stronger in return. Key bonuses - giving an enemy the same type of weakness as a random ally's element, and protection cut.
Jiaoqiu	Nihility Fiery	A powerful representative of the Nothingness, whose skills are aimed at applying the “Hot Ash” weakening (considered the DoT status “Burning”, which causes periodic damage of the fire type). Enemies affected by Burning Ash take increased damage. The superpower, in turn, inflicts a high level of damage and also imposes a third-party debuff that increases the damage taken by opponents from ultimate DPS-type skills.
sang	Nihility Ice	Focuses on removing a skill buff from one enemy and lowering the defense of all targets with a super ability. At the same time, due to the first trace, the damage dealt to targets with debuffs increases.
Luke	Nihility Physical	Serves as a sub-deader: deals additional damage and applies debuffs to enemies, including Bleeding. Along with other characters of Nothingness, he will become an excellent partner if Yunli wears the “Discoverer of Dead Waters” set.
Guinaifen	Nihility Fiery	The situation is similar to Luke. Baby Guy can also debuff enemies and deal damage, but in this case at the expense of Burning. At the same time, it will be more useful against a group of enemies with a fire weakness.
Sampo	Nihility Wind	Another hero specializing in translation. damage. Applies the negative status Weather with any attacks thanks to the talent. The damage it inflicts extends to both one enemy and several targets.
Aventurine	Preservation Imaginary	Since Yunli is under the pressure of enemy attacks most of the time, she will need a shield that will protect her from fatal blows. At the same time, Aventurine interacts well with those who play from a bonus attack.
Fu Xuan	Preservation Quantum	An excellent representative of her Path. Although she does not create shields, she can transfer some of the damage her allies receive to herself. In addition, the superpower restores some health to all teammates.
March 7	Preservation Ice	Places a shield on one character, who has a higher chance of becoming the next enemy target. This creates very good synergy between March 7 and Yunli, who wants to constantly be attacked to trigger a counter.
Hoho	Abundance Wind	A healer who offers not only stable healing throughout the battle, but also bonuses in the form of increased attack power and energy recovery, which is quite valuable. All this makes Hoho one of the best supports for the healer slot.
Locha	Abundance Imaginary	Doesn't offer buffs, but his healing method is great for Yunli as it heals, including when using a bonus attack (meaning it's beneficial for greater survivability). In addition, the ultimate removes one buff from all enemies.
Bailu	Abundance Электрический	The dragon lady copes with her task as a healer at the proper level, and is also capable of resurrecting once per battle. Her only drawback is that she cannot remove debuffs from allied characters.
Lynx	Abundance Quantum	Along with Hoho, it is the optimal choice for the healer position. Moreover, its demand increases even more if Yunli does not have a signature weapon. This is due to the fact that without a sign, only Lynx can use a skill to increase the chance of being attacked.
Linsha	Abundance Fiery	A support with a variety of functions: heals, deals area damage and applies a weakening that increases damage from penetration. During combat, summons an assistant, which is a bonus attack. Due to this creature, it additionally heals, deals damage outside of the turn and removes debuffs.
Gallagher	Abundance Fiery	Just a good healer who effectively restores health with a skill or due to the “Dead Drunk” status. This status is also a debuff that increases the penetration damage the target receives.
Natasha	Abundance Physical	Free heroine for completing Belobog's story. Healing skills are concentrated in a skill that affects one ally, and a superpower that applies to all heroes.

Top Teams

With the previously presented characters, you can create the following units for Yunli:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Sparkle	Yunli	Hoho Lynx	Zaryanka	A squad with Yunli hypercarry. Some of the best support characters for her will be Robin, who provides a high increase in damage, including from a bonus attack, and Sparkle, who can advance the action and restore skill points. Both also increase crit. damage, attack power and overall DPS.  Hoho or Lynx are optimal for the healer slot. The first will provide additional increasing attack power and helping restore energy, and the second will be very beneficial due to the skill if Yunli does not have a signal. Since the swordswoman walks slowly, maintaining buffs at all times is a priority.
Zaryanka Sparkle Armor	Yunli	Hoho	tingyun Hanja	Strong combination: Robin, Yunli, Hoho and Tingyun. In such a team, the swordswoman should definitely not have problems with either energy or buffs. Armor is another legendary support that can be used to gain crit bonuses. damage, attack power and damage dealt. At the same time, like Sparkle, she promotes the action, but 100%. Chania will perform well in tandem with her, as she gives skill points.
tingyun	Yunli	Lynx	sang	More budget build. Tingyun is the only buffer, but it is very popular not only due to the increase in damage and attack power, but also the restoration of energy from the ultimate (in this case for Yunli). Although Pela does not directly buff her allies, she effectively weakens enemy defenses with her superpower, causing more damage to be dealt to them.
Jasper Seele	Silver Wolf	Yunli	Lynx Natasha	A squad with two damage dealers, where the Silver Wolf uses his skill to create weaknesses in enemies to the elements of his allies. The Jasper option is suitable for Pure Fiction; in this case, Yunli plays from the position of the main damage dealer. With Zele, on the contrary, the swordswoman is a sub-DD, and the build is suitable for battles with bosses or elite monsters in the Hall of Oblivion or the Illusion of the End. Healers are selected physical or quantum type.
Silver Wolf	Zaryanka Tribby Hanja	Yunli	Fu Xuan Lynx	An alternative option with Silver Wolf. Instead of the second damage dealer, a Path of Harmony character is placed to provide maximum support for Yunli. Robin is ideal for this place, as she has a physical element type and offers an extensive list of useful buffs. However, you can put Tribby or Hanyu instead.
Feixiao Ratio Himeko Jing Yuan	Topaz Zaryanka Tribby March 7	Yunli	Aventurine Linsha Gallagher	Team through bonus attack. First of all, it is recommended to consider Topaz, since it increases the damage received by enemies from this type of attacks and does good damage itself. For a battle against single targets, Feixiao/Doctor Ratio will be suitable as the main DD. In case of a battle with a group of monsters, Jin Yuan/Himeko will show themselves better. For example, Aventurine is used as a full support, capable of applying a debuff, creating shields and independently dealing damage with a bonus attack. Another option is Linsha or Gallagher, who similarly have weakening effects and deal relatively good damage, but specialize in healing, not shields.
Firefly Rappa Xueyi	Imaginary. hero ruan mei	Yunli	Linsha Gallagher	A build through penetration with Firefly, Rappa or Xueyi. Supports in the form of the imaginary Pathfinder or Ruan Mei are great for them. Although Yunli does not specialize in this style of play, due to the constant triggering of counterattacks and high damage, she will be able to periodically reduce enemy durability. The optimal healer will be Lingsha or her budget version - Gallagher.
Devour. Moon Argenti	Sparkle tingyun Tribby	Yunli	Hoho Fu Xuan Lynx	Moon Eater and Argenti are the main DDs with huge multi-target damage. Since Yunli doesn't consume many skill points and is effective at dealing damage off-turn due to counterattack, she can handle the sub-DD functions well. Sparkle, Tingyun or Tribby are good for support with buffs, and Hoho, Fu Xuan or Lynx can be used as a sustainer.
jingliu	Zaryanka Armor	Yunli	Locha Bailu	A squad with Jingliu, who is the main damage dealer. Considering that I am able “Spectral Transmigration” absorbs the health of allies, a healer must be present who can maintain the survivability of the entire group. This task will be handled by Locha, who heals passively when making attacks, but he can be replaced by Baylu. Zaryanka or Bronya are good candidates for the buffer position.

Offering for study a detailed guide to Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail, one cannot help but highlight the builds with heroes of epic rarity or those obtained for free.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Phys. hero Hook Sushan	Asta Yukong	Yunli	Natasha March 7	A team of starting and 4-star characters. Yunli in this case can be a main-dd or sub-dd in combination with Pathfinder, Hook or Sushan. Asta, who increases speed, attack power and fire damage due to her trail (good synergy with Hook), or Yukun with crit bonuses, are suitable as supports. damage and crit. chance. Natasha or March 7 supports survival.
tingyun sang	Asta Hanja	Yunli	Lynx	A variant of a squad with hypercarry Yunli. Two characters of the Path of Harmony are placed next to it, who constantly apply buffs. However, one buffer can be replaced with the Path of Nothingness, for example, Pelu, so that she weakens opponents and lowers their defense with a superpower. Lynx will do an excellent job as a healer and, in addition, with the help of the skill, will increase Yunli’s chance of being attacked.
Hertha Serval qingque	Yukong tingyun	Yunli	March 7 Lynx	A command to destroy a group of enemies. To further increase the damage of Yunli or Hertha, Serval, Qingque (depending on who is better pumped), you need a support character for the Path of Harmony, for example, Yukun or Tingyun. You can install any healers/shield warriors, but the most optimal choice would be Lynx. If you use March 7, then the shield from the skill should be applied to Yunli.
Luke Guinaifen Sampo	Asta Hanja	Yunli	Gallagher Lynx	A squad with characters that play against periodic damage. Due to the fact that enemies will constantly receive damage even outside the heroes’ turn, you can quickly deal with even a dense enemy. This option is also convenient if Yunli is wearing the “Discoverer of Dead Waters” set, so that the passive effect is realized to the maximum. As supports, you can consider Asta or Hanyu. Gallagher is an excellent healer and applies debuffs.

How to play as Yunli: rotation

The gameplay of Yunli in Hankai: Star Rail is quite simple, but in order to effectively use the superpower, you still need to take certain points into account. The fact is that most of the damage comes from the “Intuit: Extermination” counterattack, and for it to trigger you need to be attacked in the Block status, which exists until the end of the next turn of an ally or enemy. Therefore, it is necessary to use the ultimate before the enemy’s turn in order to receive damage and activate an enhanced counterattack.

To better understand the optimal sequence of actions within a battle, we will provide more detailed recommendations for Yunli rotation:

1. Before the start of the battle, you can use the character’s technique so that the powerful counterattack “Intuit: Extermination” immediately works. Please note that in this case, the opponents must attack first.
2. When it is Yunli's turn, depending on the current number of skill points and role in the party, the skill or basic attack is preferred. However, most often the skill will be prioritized due to greater energy recharging and higher damage to multiple targets.
3. Most of the time, the heroine simply counterattacks thanks to the talent triggering. Thus, she restores a decent amount of energy and deals damage outside of her turn, constantly dealing additional DPS.
4. When your superpower charges, don’t rush to activate it right away. Look at the order of moves and use your ultimate before the enemy's action or, if several enemies are moving at once, before the one you want to deal maximum damage to. At the same time, the ultimate almost never accumulates above the limit, since Yunli spends only 120 units. from 240 units. for one-time use.

Is it worth knocking out Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail?

Yunli is a Path of Destruction character with a physical element type. Specializes in taking incoming damage and constantly launching counterattacks against multiple targets. Thanks to high damage figures, simplicity and effectiveness, it can occupy the position of a primary or secondary damage dealer. At the same time, it is easy to assemble - the highest priority characteristics are attack power and crits, and the rest is rather optional.

One of the key disadvantages is the dependence on the behavior of opponents. For example, if enemies move slowly or don't attack at all, the heroine is effectively deprived of her main source of damage and becomes of little use. In addition, outside of her ultimate, she cannot cast Taunt, which somewhat forces her to play with either a signature cone or Trot. However, in situations where everything goes well, the swordswoman performs very well.

Yunli is worth picking out if you need a character who has a physical type of damage, is quite flexible in terms of the role he occupies, and is relevant both against a group of enemies and single targets. Her playstyle doesn't require a lot of involvement beyond the use of her superpower, and her counterattack mechanics allow her to fit into almost any team composition. The only thing is if you already have a well-pumped Clara, especially with eidolons and signa, then Yunli will offer practically nothing new, except that it will be more in demand against elite monsters and bosses.

Which is better for Yunli: Signa or E1

In most cases, the signature cone is more beneficial for Yunli not so much due to the increased crit. damage and bonus attacks, how much does it increase the chance of being attacked. The heroine is heavily dependent on receiving incoming damage to activate her counterattacks, and weapons provide a similar bonus.

In addition to weapons, this effect only gives Lynx with your skill. If she becomes a permanent ally in Yunli's team, E1 could become more relevant due to a direct buff to the heroine's main source of damage - the Intuit: Decimation counterattack. However, Signa itself is a more stable option, which, among other things, will greatly facilitate the selection of stats.

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